Design, synthesis, and characterization of a -donor-bridge-acceptor-bridge- type block copolymer via alkoxy- and sulfone- derivatized poly(phenylenevinylenes)

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4317-4326

  Zhang, Cheng ^a   Choi, Soobum ^a   Haliburton, James ^a   Cleveland, Taina ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Sun, Sam Shajing ^a   Ledbetter, Abram ^a   Bonner, Carl E ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK SIZES; CONJUGATED BLOCKS; DECYLOXY GROUPS; POLY(PHENYLENEVINYLENES);

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33746353980     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma060179j     Document Type: Article

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